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Sailing to weather T/F HAL at 8:21pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 True or false? To sail to weather well, a centerboard boat (due to its underwater foil being long an
Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2661 I just pulled my '68 Pearson, and the wooden rudder is cracking from drying. I've read that the woo
PS37 Dingy Options David Unger at 11:30pm 11.27.07 Other Sailboats 5/966 I recently purchased a PS37 and am looking for some recommendations regarding a dingy. The canoe st
Distance to Horizon Mergatroid at 1:00am 11.28.07 Smaller Boats 4/941 I remember someone talking about your hight above the waterline/sealevel and the effect on the dista
Bow Propeller Hunter 410 from 1999 Dear Hunter at 12:46am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1483 Hi,Is it possible to get some help, maybe you have already done it, we would like to get a bow prop
Transmission Leak KC13291 at 1:36am 11.28.07 Catalina 30 1/1279 My 1981 Catalina is equipped with a fresh water cooled Universal 5411.My problem is a transmission
What do we do now? SEADANCE at 2:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1928 With sailboats all snuggled up in their cradles for the winter what are you guys and gals occupying
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Warren Milberg at 2:54am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1258 I'm not a flak for BoatUS, but having just received the below note, I thought it important to pass i
Bottom Paint (1) Jim Seamans at 3:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1323 What a difference a year makes. For the last two years we have had to repaint the bottom due to the
sailboat for 10 to 16 year olds walt at 4:14am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/4241 Id like to get something fun to sail that my boys age 10 and 13 will enjoy for a few years sailing o
Sails on in New England Winter? Al - s/v Persephone at 6:12am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2267 Once again, I'm faced with unbending my sails for Winter storage, flaking and scrunching them into p
Hand Carved Nameboard for Transom (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 7:00am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1201 An article in Good Old Boat magazine motivated me to make a new ribbon board for the transom of my 1
North coast weather T37 Phil at 7:15am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1337 I am considering buying a boat half way up Lake Michigan and bringing it back to Erie by going aroun
Bequeathed a Catalina 27... How do I sell it? bc bach at 7:37am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2031 Hello Catalina Experts! Thank you for reading my post. Do to unfortunate circumstances, I will soon
Great tips for cruising Captain E at 10:07am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/922 Ok since sailing season is over for most of us, I guess I should start a tip topic for everyone to p
Entry-Level Sailing Careers? Michael Sindelar at 10:01am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2942 I have been in the hotel management business for all of my working life (about 30 years). I am tota
Frig System Jim Booth at 9:58am 11.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1108 My boat has only one house battery (4D) which I am going to replac and add a second. My question is,
Don't try this unless you need to:). r.w.landau at 10:36am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 My brother sent me this link. He just bought a large cat and said I wish I could do this.http://ssc
Requesting advice on boat mods Blake at 10:43am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/2117 I have a couple of off season boat modifications planned and would appreciate advice and comments. S
New Player In The Market? Rick D at 10:43am 11.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1310 Peggy, this is just a curiosity post. I see Johnson Pumps is putting out a line of heads and pumps t

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1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:21pm 10.30.21 Back on the water in K-Bay, Oahu. We did eventually get the sails up. Can anyone comment on the bim
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 sail sfbay at 3:20pm 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! Sounds like you have a couple of things to address: 1) smoke and fuel discha
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 3:15pm 10.30.21 Do you want that much weight that far aft? Where were the batteries originally? I think that might b
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:14pm 10.30.21 Cleaned and painted coupling.....did not remove. Polished shaft a bit. l
Battery box over prop shaft dlochner at 3:13pm 10.30.21 Thanks for the answers. What's under the inspection port? Is that something that needs to be access
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:12pm 10.30.21 New cutlass bearing size.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:11pm 10.30.21 2 mounts have "50" 2 have "70" on the rubber.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 3:11pm 10.30.21 Good questions. Let me clarify the placement. I am proposing placing the batteries side-by-side in
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:10pm 10.30.21 Test fit. Note new dripless.
DIY Fuel Polishing System PaulK at 3:09pm 10.30.21 Fuel polishing system is a circulating pump, a particle filter, a water separator (often combined)
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:07pm 10.30.21 199663
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:06pm 10.30.21 199662
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:06pm 10.30.21 Turned out to be a simple fix because we removed the motor to pull the shaft, replace the dripless a
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Tally Ho at 3:04pm 10.30.21 the worst mistake is if he selected that holding tank connection on the manifold :poop: Admiral wou
Battery box over prop shaft PaulK at 3:01pm 10.30.21 Do you want that much weight that far aft? Where were the batteries originally?
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 Tally Ho at 2:59pm 10.30.21 I have a different (but similar-sized) boat with a 2GM20F engine. I run a Michigan Sailor 14RH14 2-
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 2:58pm 10.30.21 199660 btw, typically the area behind the steps (above the fiberglass engine box) is a wood finish.
I think I just bought a 30. iSaint06 at 2:56pm 10.30.21 You need to be around a boat for a while to get to know what works and doesn't work for you. You w
Battery box over prop shaft dlochner at 2:52pm 10.30.21 While it would be nice to have them right behind the engine, I think I would regret making it harde
Battery Charging dlochner at 2:07pm 10.30.21 @Stu Jackson beat me, I have an excuse of course I was motoring into 15 knots on the nose... AGMs

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